Thanks to the onset of monsoon, nearly 300 city schools affiliated with the Federation of Schools (FoS) have decided to reopen for classes IX to XII from Thursday. The rest of the classes, however, will start from July 8 as earlier ordered by the Delhi government. All schools were ordered to extend their summer vacation till July 8 due to extreme heat conditions.
R P Mullick, president, FoS, said, ``Since it's raining and the weather is much better now, we have decided to resume classes IX to XII from Thursday. All the 300 schools under FoS will open early now.'' Schools like DPS, Amity International, Ryan International, Springdales will still reopen on July 8.
Vinay Kumar, principal, DPS Vasant Kunj, said that changing the dates now will create confusion. ``We will open again on July 8 only. There is no point changing the dates now. We will go with the government order,'' said Kumar.
Bharti Sharma, principal, Amity International, Saket, agreed. She said, ``Weather is such an unpredictable thing. Once we delayed the reopening, many parents might also have changed their vacation schedules. Now calling the students before July 8 will also upset their plans.'' She added, ``It was just a matter of three extra holidays for us. That can be adjusted.''
Source: Times Of India 300 schools open today for students of IX to XII
